Chapter 102: King of Signs (1)

Chapter 102: King of Signs (1)

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"Damn these monsters! Kill them all!"

"Hehehe! Sounds like what we want to say!"

Roar!

Curses filled the air as the elite force led by Meylmae clashed with the troops Hanosral had summoned.

"Start by smashing their heads, then aim for their hearts! That's the only way they die!"

Boom! Crash! Sizzle!

A fierce battle erupted. Were they truly the elite of the elite?

The combat prowess of Meylmae's troops surpassed all expectations.

Their strength was undeniable, but more than that, they had experience from hundreds of battles. Their skills in fighting against monstrous entities already ranked among the best in the entire empire.

On top of that,

"These damned pests! Tear them apart until there's nothing left!"

A deep hatred in their eyes further boosted their combat performance. That hatred stemmed from the past – many among them had lost friends or family to these monsters.

Boom and crash!

In no time, the hall of Chimseong Palace turned into a battlefield from hell.

Hanosral murmured in disbelief amidst the chaos.

How was it possible for a key force of the boundary to be here?

'Although things seem dire now, as long as King Liam Rainer and Commander Girard are with us, the advantage should tilt to our side.'

First, he needed to intervene.

'To do that...'

With that thought, Hanosral glared at Zion, who was still smiling at him from afar.

'I need to finish off Zion Agnes quickly.'

No matter how fit Zion Agnes appeared to be, there was a vast difference in power between him and Hanosral. Even if the red-haired woman beside Zion intervened, the outcome wouldn’t change. The sacred blood could be sought after everything settled.

"I originally planned to slowly crush you, starting from your toes. But I’ve changed my mind. I'll end it quickly, so be grateful."

As he said this, the Sign King reached out a hand towards Zion. Just as he was about to grasp, Crunch!

Without any warning, the space around Zion and Liushina turned red and then crumpled in on itself.

Hanosral's most potent power was barrier magic derived from isolation and separation. With it, he could manipulate space itself.

"Can't even react?"

He gazed at the collapsed space briefly. Just as he was about to turn back to the battlefield,

"There’s no need to react."

An eerie voice of a woman echoed from thin air.

“......?”

Hanosral turned his head, and before his very eyes, ashes floating in the distorted space began to converge, taking on a human form.

A sight so surreal that even seeing it was hard to believe.

Soon after, Liushina, having resumed her original form, flashed a bright red grin.

“I hope you can endure for long. Unlike you, I wish to take my time killing.”

The space around Hanosral split open, and from within it, hundreds of sinister snake-like heads targeted him.

“What......!”

The unimaginable power emanating from each of those heads surpassed even his wildest assumptions about the witch's capabilities.

Caught off guard, Hanosral quickly erected a protective barrier around himself.

With a fierce roar, he invoked a high-tier isolation barrier, designed to ward off any incoming shock.

Due to the powerful shockwave bursting out from that, everything within a certain radius vanished.

Whaaaak!

For a moment, the air seemed to disappear, and despite being indoors, a wind started blowing towards Hanosral.

Paang!

Dodging the shockwave and creating some distance, Zion rode that wind and charged back at the Demon King with mad speed.

"You persistent!"

Annoyed by that tenacity, Hanosral spread both of his hands wide.

From those hands, a burst of energy transformed into dozens of giant snakes in an instant, hissing!

Those snakes were launched towards the charging Zion and Liushina.

Both of them recognized the danger and tried to counter simultaneously.

But those snakes,

Were soon swallowed whole by the creatures Liushina summoned.

"......"

Even though the technique he displayed was obliterated in an instant, there was no sign of regret on Hanosral's face.

After all, that was just a distraction.

Kiiiiing!

'I need to kill one of them immediately to prevent a combined attack.'

The Demon King, taking advantage of that brief moment, unveiled a technique contained in his palm and directed it at Zion.

The power emanating from it was incredibly potent, unmatched by anything he had shown before.

"Master, you need to dodge that!"

Liushina, momentarily restrained by the faces Hanosral summoned, cried out to Zion for the first time.

However, Zion continued to charge straight towards the Demon King as if he hadn’t heard that shout.

"Foolish."

To anyone watching, his actions were sheer recklessness, prompting Hanosral to immediately release a fully-formed spell.

Demon Blood.

One of the top dark arts he had crafted using a portion of the life energy from the humans he'd consumed.

A red light capable of melting the very existence of its target pierces through the space, quickly engulfing Zion's entire body.

Without even a chance to react, Zion's figure disappears into the light.

"Now, just that woman left..."

In that moment, as if there was no need to verify anything further, Hanosral swiftly turned his gaze towards Liushina.

Swoosh!

Without any warning, a sharp slicing sound is heard, and his left arm is severed.

"What...?"

Only after the severed arm had completely hit the ground did the Demon King finally realize what happened, his eyes swelling in shock.

At that moment,

"You should've checked properly."

A chilling voice that shouldn't have been heard echoes.

Along with it, whoosh!

A black blade light starting right beside him filled his vision.

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